Story and Movie Contrast D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” has many contrasts between story and movie. Three main contrasts being the beginning of the story, the difference in lifestyle for Hester, and the end of the story are some of the most obvious. In the beginning of the story, the mother is described as unloving. The reader becomes aware in just a few paragraphs that when the family is alone there …showed first 75 words of 1067 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1067 total…ends with Hester staring at the burning horse watching it transform to ashes. In conclusion D. H. Lawrence’s story of “The Rocking Horse Winner” is a well-developed story but when it was developed into a movie there were many changes made to meet the wants of the viewer. So if you are just watching the movie for an English class instead of reading the story you will be hurting yourself in the long run.